Supply Chain HR Business Partner at Unilever

Main Purpose

• Delivers HR support to the business and ensuring HR delivery is fully aligned to business goals intheirarea ofbusiness
• Supports managers and teams in business delivery through enhancing their capability to deliverStrategy Into Action (SIA) components, manage their people, implement change and build relations withkey stakeholders (internal andexternal)
• Utilises the talent development process and tools delivered by the Expertise Teams in order toprovideand develop the diverse talent pipeline for both the short and medium term needs of thecompany
• Collaborates with the business for the creation of a high-performance culture by implementing teamandorganisational design solutions, providing measurable performance indicators and improvementplans.
• Brings HR insights (including Employee and Industrial Relations) to bear on all people relatedissues(people, capabilities, organisation, leadership andculture)
• Ensures and facilitates HR service delivery to thebusiness
• Interfaces with many roles, for example SPM (Service Provider Management), Support Areas (fore.g., Finance, Legal, Corporate affairs, etc), HRBPs, Expertise Teams, HR Clients, Unions, etc. This willvary depending on therole.
• In serving as a critical member of the Coastal leadership team and will require the demonstrated potential to effectively and proactively influence stakeholder relationships

MainAccountabilities

• Responsible for activation of the local Human Resources plan activation (including the talentcomponent)
• Provides input into the Talent strategy for the business through developing insight and analysis ofpeoplerelated business issues and opportunities (by activating global solutions, e.g. Talent Management tools/ processes and diversity metrics,etc)Implements, and coordinates change initiatives to support enhanced organisational effectivenesswithinthebusiness, including leading the assessment of organisation design and recommendation of suitable design/ structures to support business growth; Tracks delivery against the case for change using analytical and data-driven approaches to businessandorganisational issueanalysis
• Assess organisational culture & work collaboratively with relevant leadership teams, employees and union stakeholders in increasing employee engagement, wellness & inclusion; Interacts with HR and business colleagues within and outside the business to ensure alignment ofHRactivity in the spirit of OneUnilever
• Works with HR colleagues from Expertise Teams to deliver HR interventions within thebusiness
• Collects Human Resources/ Organisation Effectiveness metrics and measurement for thebusinessacross entire HRlifecycle
• Monitors and addresses legal compliance issues to by ensure that the organisation complies withlocaland national laws (for e.g. recruitment, diversity, data protection, employeecontracts)
• Is responsible for delivering Employee & Industrial Relations (ER/ IR) to the business, incl. knowledgeof legislative and consequent impact on the organisation, relationships with works council/unions,government/regulatory bodies, community,etc.;
• Interfaces with HR service provider for delivery of core HR services to the business and monitors Qualityandtimeliness of serviceprovision
• Escalates HR service provision issues through Service Provider Management(SPM)organisation.
• Encourages groups and individuals to work collaboratively by focusing on the common purpose ofthe team. Utilises insights from the team’s talents (e.g., strength finder, MBTI – Meyers Briggs, etc.)to deliver the SIA (Strategy intoAction)
• Know key issues to look out for and whento get expertise teamsinvolved before escalation;
• Has financial and budgetary responsibility for HR in his/her geography/function. This will varydependingon therole.
• Critical Success Factors of theJob

KeySkills

• Building Talent Supply
• HR ChangeFacilitation
• OrganisationalEffectiveness
• PerformanceImprovement
• ChangeManagement

RelevantExperience

• Completed, relevant HR related University degree
• Relevant experience in HR systemsandprocesses.
• Good knowledge of key HR processes, rolesandresponsibilities across the entire HRlifecycle
• Relevant experience in ER/IR systemsandprocess in a complexenvironment
• Thorough understanding and experience of managingtradeunions, key legal, compliance, safety andotherregulatory issues involved in key HRprocessesIdeally has had experience within a supply chain or production environment or end-to-end experience and/or ownership of a business function or of HR servicecentreenvironment and/or expertise teams as wellashands-on HR management experience inthe business

Other critical personalcharacteristics

• Comprehensive knowledge of Labour legislation, relevant employment laws and regulations required
• External Orientation and networking abilities in the context of social, economic and political trends and benchmarking best practices in ER
• Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.